Cost of the U S President Compared With World Leaders
In Washington a breakdown shows per capita costs for the president far below many nations. White House allocations total about 270000 for this year with repairs driving up the bill. typical annual upkeep would be near 240000.
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Washington
United States
England
Germany
Russia
Hayti
Paraguay
France
Argentine
Mexico
Chili
Bolivia
Ecuador
White House
Executive m Mansion
Executive Mansion
White House Salaries Paid by Various Departments
Treasury covers the two Secret Service officers while the District pays about 300 police officers totaling around 35000 dollars a year. White House staff including cooks and maids are paid from public buildings funds. The president has taken minimal travel, with three trips noted to Oyster Bay Pine Knot Panama, and future trips depend on Congress.
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White House
Secret Service
Treasury
Congress
Army
Navy
Oyster Bay
Panama
United States
Monster Battleship Plans Put Navy Ahead of Dreadnought
Plans from the Bureau of Construction and Repair, reviewed by a Navy board, propose a new American battleship of about 90 000 tons or a 20 500 ton floating fortress. Both options claim superior firepower with multiple 12 inch guns and heavy torpedo defenses, but critics warn all guns cannot fire astern and stern attacks remain a vulnerability.
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Bureau of Construction and Repair
United States
Treasury solves elephant feed for four by bond plan
Officials seize four elephants from showman Thompson to curb undervaluation duties. Thompson bonds them for safe return and tours the country to earn money, hoping to clear penalties and recover the elephants while fears of duties on import linger.
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Treasury
Thompson
Hallowe'en scare on German tariff false alarm
The Philadelphia Bulletin warned of a German tariff threat, but the piece argues a tariff cut would not ruin US exports. It notes Germany needs US goods and cannot replace them easily, urging tariff policy to be decided on merits rather than scare tactics.
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Germany
Philadelphia Bulletin
United States
American Commission
Congress
House
Senate
The
Bulletin
Why Should We Weep and the Tariff Debate
A Burlington Hawk-Bye column questions the extent of duty free imports under the tariff system and contrasts Republican and Democratic approaches. It argues free trade benefits depend on proper adjustment and praises protection for home industries while noting growing foreign trade.
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Land of Goshen
Burington
Double advantage of protection for American farmer
The article argues that the protective tariff benefits farmers by boosting domestic demand and lowering costs for farming machinery through a thriving industrial sector. It contrasts prosperity under the Dingley law with Bryan’s free trade stance, noting English tariffs and trusts as counterpoints and urging farmers to vote to preserve protection. It cites the St. Joseph Missouri Gazette.
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Mr. Bryan
England
Bryan
S. Joseph (Mo
Mr. Bryan and Free Trade in a Prosperous Republic
The piece assesses Mr. Bryan’s two term congress career highlighting a long speech for free trade and opposing tariffs. It argues his stance risks hurting American employment and opportunities for the poor, contrasting his rise with the Republic’s prosperity under current party policies and landmark legislation for a fair deal.
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Mr. Bryan
Congress
Bryan
Republic
Louis Globe-Democrat
Antidote for Socialism Warns of Tariff Repeal
The Salem Oregon Statesman argues anti socialism hinges on policy shifts including repeal of the Dingley tariff open ports to foreign goods tariff for revenue and resumption of free trade era policies from 1803 to 1897 to curb socialism.
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Salem
Ore
Perplexing Reversal on Armor Plate Trade
A Pennsylvania steel maker has contracted to supply Italian armor plate valued at about $1,000,000. The price exceeds the U.S. home cost by $140 per ton, perplexing free traders and pro reformers who desire cheaper exports. The piece argues export invoicing often shows higher abroad prices, and notes the American firm won the Italian contract over European rivals.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Dayton tin detective David Curtis charged with murder of Dona Gilman
David Curtis known as Baby Dave a Dayton newsboy detective is under arrest for the murder of Dona Gilman. He allegedly confessed to Coroner Kline County Detective McBride and Pinkerton detectives describing where he attacked choked and moved the body. Authorities take the confession seriously and see no plan to exhume Gilman’s body.
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Dayton, O
David Curtis
Veador
Dona Gilman
Curtis
Kline
McBride
Coleman
Pinkerton Agency
Dave
Dana Gilman
Detective Agency
Pinkerton Detective Changes Tactics in Dana Gilman Case
A Pinkerton detective in Dayton reports abandoning a pursued crew and shifting methods in the Dana Gilman case. He suspects the body lay exposed for two nights and believes a brutal assault caused the death, with no major crews found by police or sheriff.
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Dayton
Pinkerton
Dana Gilman
Virden Fired After Church Scandal Split At Epworth
Marion Ohio su perintendent J W Virden resigns after a public outburst calling Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union delegates unchurchlike. He is replaced by Republican John H Bain who recently campaigned for mayor. Virden's remarks sparked a church row over propriety.
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Marion
Epworth
M. E
J. W. Virden
John H. Bain
Virden
Ohio Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Heir Sues to Break Will of Local Benefactor
Delaware born Lucius Lybrand of Terre Haute Indiana sues to overturn the will of Edward G Lybrand of this city. The estate left $25000 to Ohio Wesleyan University and smaller gifts to local charities and churches.
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Delaware
Lucius Lybrand
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward G. Lybrand
Ohio Wesleyan University
Gas leak endangers children and two guests in Sandusky home
In Sandusky Ohio children playing at Claud H Sickels residence turned on a gas valve under a water heater and left for school. Hours later Claud H Sickels wife Mrs. Sickels and two visitors Mrs. John Payne and Mrs. Phillip Montgomery were rushed to hospital in critical condition with Mrs. Montgomery reported at a hospital.
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Sandusky
Claud H. Sickels
Dillon Woman Uses Carbolic Acid On Toe
Miss Mae Walters of Dillon Ohio applied carbolic acid to a corn to ease soreness. Blood poisoning followed and her toe has been amputated. Doctors anticipate possible further amputation of her foot in a few days.
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Zanesville, O
Mae Walters
Dillon
Woman Dies in Farm Well Drowning Near New Albany
Mrs. John Sumpton aged 65 wife of a farmer fell into a cistern while drawing water at her home about a mile and a half southwest of New Albany Columbus Ohio and drowned.
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Columbus
New Albany
John Sumpton
Bullet Through Her Body Ends In Suspected Suicide Attempt
Carrie Brown aged 36 was shot with a bullet that passed through her body near the heart in Dayton Ohio. Misa Brown has suffered an incurable nervous disease for years and attempted suicide via her own action, but Carrie’s death is considered certain.
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Dayton
Carrie Brown
Misa Brown
Appointment to Lima Common Pleas Court by Governor
Gov. Harria appointed George Quall of Lima to fill the unexpired term on the Lima subdivision bench following the death of Judge W. H. Cunningham.
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Columbus
W. H. Cunningham
Harria
George Quall
Lima
Common Pleas
Rockefeller Will Not Plead In Ohio Indictment Moves
In Findlay Ohio Standard Oil lawyers file motions to quash indictments against John D Rockefeller and company officers alleging duplicity uncertainty and improper joinder in a single count The defense says Rockefeller will plead through his attorney.
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Rockefeller
Dayton Detectives Claim London Crew in Gilman Murder
Dayton detectives Woodward and Morris announce a new murder crew in Dana Gilman’s death, saying they secured a suspect in London Ohio. They request exhumation and a second inquest, with Coroner Kline and Sheriff Wright, under six physicians, bearing the expenses.
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Dayton, O.woodward & Morris
Kline
Wright
Dana Gilman
London
Miss Gilman
Dying Girl Pleads to See Friends Then Passes Away
In Tiffin Ohio a dying girl named Goldie Delaney begged to return to her former home to see schoolmates. Her mother Mrs William Delaney brought the child from Muncie Indiana four months after moving there. The girl was carried from the train and died within hours of arriving in Tiffin.
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Tiffin
William Delaney
Muncie
Ind
Goldie
Mischke Sues Sandusky County Over Son's Death in Lynching Case
In Fremont a verdict for Rudolph Mischke against Sandusky county awards $5,000 damages for Otto Mischke's death from a mob riot at a local factory. The suit cites Ohio lynch law alleging the strike related killing by mob action.
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Fremont, O
Rudolph Mischke
Sandusky County
Otto
Mischke
Ohio
Negroes Organize Foraker Presidential Boom in Steubenville
A mass meeting in Steubenville courthouse formed a Foraker club to support the Ohio senator for the 1908 presidency and launched an endless chain of letters urging Black voters nationwide to organize for Foraker.
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Steubenville
Foraker Club
Ohio
United States
Foraker
Boose Fined for Slapping Arcanum Chief in Lima
Real estate broker John M. Boose of Lima was fined 15 dollars for slapping M. J. Sandford grand regent of the Royal Arcanum of Ohio over a commission dispute. He also paid five dollars for Sandford’s ruined hat.
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Arcanum
Lima
John M. Boose
M. J. Sandford
Royal Arcanum of
Ohio
Boose
Sandford
Stranger steals street car in East Liverpool
Police seek a stranger who stole a street car in East Liverpool Ohio. He drove the car four miles, collected fares from all passengers, then fled. The motorman suspected nothing as the thief handled the operation with apparent ease.
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East Liverpool, O
Meat packing firm faces possible product condemnation
Cincinnati officials from the United States bureau of animal industry report finding preservatives in the firm’s meat products in quantities sufficient to condemn the goods. The entire meat supply of the firm may be held up pending action.
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Cincinnati
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Seminaries to Unite Under Ohio Synod Plan
A committee of the Ohio Synod and the Uranius theological seminary directors announced plans to unite the eastern institution with Heidelberg theological seminary, to be hosted in Tiffin Ohio. The merger aims to combine resources and expand educational offerings for United theology students.
Court ends dispute over Allison Crist estate
The threatened contest over the $160 000 Allison Crist estate was settled by agreement between the two sets of children. Perry N Crist and Frank M Crist were named joint administrators under the terms of the compromise.
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Hamilton
Allison Crist
Perry N. Crist
Frank M. Crist
One Hundred Strike Hits Lorain Mills
One hundred National Tube Co. workers in Lorain Ohio walked out in top mills over a wage cut of at least 0.60 a day. Strikers earned between $5 and $6 daily as the company says it will seek adjustments with the men.
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Lorain, O
National Tube Co
Woman Seeks Divorce After Husbands Night Hunts
Bessie Roger of Upper Sandusky Ohio petitions for divorce saying her husband’s main work has been hunting raccoon and he would compel her to join him in nocturnal hunt trips. She describes pressure to accompany him into the woods at night.
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Upper Sandusky
Coon
Alle
Bessie Roger
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